Trunk stay or brace



(No Model.)

BOEMER. TRUNK STAY 0B. BRAGE.

N0. 406,595. Patented July 9, 1889.

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UNITED STATES,

PATENT OFFICEQ WILLIAM ROEMER, OF NEWARK, NEIV JERSEY.

TRUNK STAY OR BRACE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 406,595, dated July 9,1889.

Application filed February 1, 1889- Serial No. 298,362. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM ROEMER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Trunk Stays or Braces;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to Which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

The object of this invention is to reduce the cost of construction oftrunk-lid braces and to provide adevice which will more effectuallyprevent interference of the usual tray with said brace.

The invention consists in the improved brace for trunk-lids and in thearrangements and combinations of parts, substantially as will behereinafter set forth, and finally embodied in the clauses of the claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which like letters ofreference indicate corresponding parts in each of the several figures,Figure l is a sectional view of a trunk having my improvements thereonand showing the relations of the parts when the lid is open. Fig. 2 is asimilar view showing the same when the lid is closed. Fig. 3 is anelevation of a portion of the brace in detail; and Fig. 4 is a sectionof the same, taken on line 0:.

In said drawings, Ct indicates the body of the trunk, and b the lidthereof. 0 refers to the brace by which said lid may be held in itsraised position, as in Fig. 1, while the trunk is being packed.

Of the brace, d d indicate end plates adapted to be secured to the bodyof the trunk by nails or rivets i c, the said plates having raisedguards f f, which project beyond the plane of a certain button or stayIt, so that the latter in its movements cannot rub against and injurethe side surface of the tray usually found in the upper part of thetrunk-body, and serving as abutments for the rods c 6.

Upon the flanges d of the end plates are nailed or riveted fiat rods 6e. These lie a little apart from one another in parallel relation toform a slot or way, and are bent up at the ends from said flanges, asindicated at j,

to allow for the movement of the bracingstrip f between said rods andthe inner face of the trunk-body. The nails, pins, or rivets 1' vi, bywhich the rods are secured to the end plates, are preferably the same asthose which hold the end plates against the side of the trunk-body, thesaid nails extending through perforations in the ends of the strips orrods e, the flanges d, and into said body, as will be understood. Saidrods 6 6, being secured a little apart, form a slot or way for the shankof the button or stay of the bracing-strip to travel in. The lower ofsaid rods may be notched, as at k, to receive the said shank at themoment the lid arrives at the position at which it is to be held andprevent a return movement, except when the bracing-strip is raised fromsaid notch by hand. The bracing-strip is pivotally riveted or secured tothe lid, as at g, in any suitable manner.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new isl. Theimproved trunk-lid brace herein described, combining therein end plates(1 d, strips or rods 6 6, arranged in parallel relation to one anotherand secured to said end plates, a slot or way being formed between saidstrips or rods, rivets or nails '5 i, for securing said parts together,and a bracingstrip arranged to work in said slot or way and adapted tobe pivoted on the trunk-lid, all said parts being arranged and adaptedto operate substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. The improved trunk-lid brace herein described, combining therein endplates 01 d, provided with flanges d d and guarding proj ections f fstrips or rods 6 e, secured on said flanges apart and in parallelrelation to one another to form aslot or way, and abracing striparranged to work in said way and adapted to engage the trunk-lid,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

3. The improved trunk-brace herein described, combining therein rods 6e, having a slot or way between and end plates with guards f f, and abracing-strip working in trunk-body, and a bracing-strip having itsshank or stay h Working in said slot or way,

and said strip being adapted to engage the I 5 lid or cover,substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this18th day of December, 1888.

VILLIAM ROEMER.

Vitnesses:

CHARLES H. PELL, E. L. SHERMAN.

